[Mediawiki-l] Another user who can't install mediawiki

Mon Apr 12 19:38:59 UTC 2004

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On Monday 12 April 2004 21:27, Pietro Speroni di Fenizio wrote:

you could try this:
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentation:Installation 
look for the sourceforge installation, this matches your situation altough 
it's not called sourceforge in your case ;-)

also have a look here:
http://lmuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Login_problem
i wrote down some problems i had with my installation.

also you don't need the register globals from 1.2++ not anymore!

good luck, 
keep trying mediawiki ist probably the best thing i ever used online ;-)

> Hello List.
> My name is Pietro, and I have tried the whole day to
> install mediawiki without success. The main problem is
> that I don't have root access to the mysql.
>
> I am being hosted by: http://www.pchighway.com/
> Which have some cool caratteristics (or so it seem at
> my inexperienced eyes):
> http://www.pchighway.com/hosting.htm
> and
> http://www.pchighway.com/plan_starter.htm
>
> PHP 4.3.3 (With Zend Optimizer 2.1.0)
> MySQL 4.0.15 (2 databases)
> OS Version FreeBSD 4.9
>
> So, in theory I should have the cards to make the
> mediawiki work (which was the reason why I bought the
> account in the first place!)
>
> I'll explain all the relevant actions I did, so it is
> easier for you to help me:
> I downloaded mediawiki-1.2.3.tar.gz
> Untarred, and unzipped in my computer.
> ftp-ed in the directory /wiki (that is:
> http://www.mysite.org/wiki )
>
> I changed the chmod so that anybody could do
> everything everywhere (is called trust), and I went to
> the directory /wiki
>
> You'll have to set the wiki up first!
> sure.
>
> MediaWiki 1.2.3 installation
> Checking environment...
> PHP 4.3.3 ok
> PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs
> (index.php/Page_Title)
> Have zlib support; enabling output compression.
> Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing
> will be enabled if you enable uploads.
> Installation directory:
> /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki
> Script URI path: /wiki
>
> I complete the form, except for the sqlroot that I
> don't have, and he does not like it. I go on the site
> and I create the database, and the user, and the
> password.
> SO now those things are created from outside.
> I go back to my form...
> and he stills asks me for the root password.
> I try to give him my user password, but he trats it as
> a random password (unpleasent after all the time I
> needed to think that up!)
>
> So I decide that I cannot use the install from the
> web, and I go to the file.
>
> And if before I had problem, now... wow!
> I take the AdminSettings.sample and
> LocalSetting.sample, change what I think is right:
>
> $wgDBadminuser      = "pietrosperoni";
> $wgDBadminpassword  = "..." ;)
>
> Now, it seems that the problem comes here:
> I tried both:
> $IP = "/wiki";
> $IP = "/wiki/includes";
>
> And I got:
>
> -------------------------------
>
> Warning: main(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
> File(/wiki/includes/DefaultSettings.php) is not within
> the allowed path(s):
> (.:/tmp:/home:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/home:/usr/local/bin/)
> in
> /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php
> on line 32
>
> Warning: main(/wiki/includes/DefaultSettings.php):
> failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in
> /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php
> on line 32
>
> Warning: main(): Failed opening
> '/wiki/includes/DefaultSettings.php' for inclusion
> (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in
> /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/LocalSettings.php
> on line 32
>
> Warning: main(Setup.php): failed to open stream: No
> such file or directory in
> /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/index.php on line
> 49
>
> Warning: main(): Failed opening 'Setup.php' for
> inclusion
> (include_path='/wiki/includes:.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php')
> in /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/index.php on
> line 49
>
> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wfprofilein()
> in /usr/home/ourpieee/public_html/wiki/index.php on
> line 51
>
> ----------------------
>
>
> As soon as I entered in the wiki directory.
> What should I do?
>
> BTW, the frontend panel of the sql has all sort of
> privileges that can be granted to users:
>
> User: ourpieee_wikiuse Db: ourpieee_wikidb
> Privileges:  ALL  ALTER  CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES
> CREATE  DELETE  DROP  SELECT  INSERT  UPDATE
> REFERENCES  INDEX  LOCK TABLES
>
>
> I am very perplexed.
>
> Sorry if it was long, but I thought you probably
> needed all those data, to help me.
> MANY thanks for who ever can answer.
>
> Pietro
>
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gruss,
joachim schiele
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